Changes In Regulations For Ex Service Men
Ottawa Pension Minister MacKenzie announced an order in council that overhauls ex service regulations for medical and other treatment. The plan reduces 21 treatment classifications to 12 without stripping rights, eases hardships for illnesses linked to service, and retroactively extends pay and allowances up to 32 months for those still in need of care. It broadens class 1 treatment to include all observation cases and Northwest Rebellion veterans previously under another class.
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Ottawa
MacKenzie
Canada
Pension Department
Canadian Pensions Commission
Fighting Strength Poured Into France For Victory
President Roosevelt shared Eisenhower’s promise that fighting strength would be sent into France beyond the beachhead with future assaults planned. The communication from the Allied commander notes the first obstacle is overcome but humongous battles remain. The plan envisions a vast, combined assault against Germany with Russian forces from the east and Western forces from the Mediterranean.
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France
Washington
Eisenhower
Roosevelt
Nazi Europe
Germany
Mediterranean
Canadian press names new war correspondents in Italy
War correspondent Loxvun William Bose, ex Ottawa newspaperman, has earned an honorable discharge in Italy and joins The Canadian Press Boss aided by Doug Amazon and Doug How. They operate with the 1st Canadian Corps in Italy.
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Loxvun
William Bose
Ottawa
Italy
Wil
Doug Amazon
Doug How
Canadian Corps
Canadian Navy Takes Major Role in Atlantic Escort
Navy Minister Macdonald announced Canada has assumed increased responsibilities in North Atlantic convoy duties after the frigate Prince Rupert helped destroy a German submarine and capture 14 prisoners. Canada reportedly accounts for 45 percent of escort duty with minimal losses among 10,000 naval personnel involved in the invasion era.
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Atlantic
Ottawa
Canada
North Atlantic
Navy Minster
Macdonald
the Commons
English Channel
Stalin Praises Allies On Daring French Invasion
Premier Stalin lauded the Allies for their invasion of France calling it the broadest and most masterful war effort in history. He criticized Hitler as boastful and cautioned that Napoleon failed to cross the channel and conquer Britain.
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Moscow
Stalin
France
Hitler
Anysteric
Napoleon
Channel
Britain
Panic grips Vichy as SS units seize control
Moscow broadcasts report panic in Vichy with strong SS units deployed to the town and forbidden zones around government offices and homes of collaborationists. Residents warned not to venture outside guarded areas without Nazi protection.
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Londus
Vichy
Moscow Radio
Moscow
First Airman Dowding First Allied to Land in France
Flight Lieutenant Harry Dowding of the Royal Canadian Air Force is believed to be the first Allied airman to touch down on the French invasion coast. His Spitfire landed on a beachhead emergency strip, gas spraying from a punctured tank after flak. His mate I G 8 Keltie warned the crew as the craft landed, and Dowding, unhurt, returned to England for another mission after a hayrack collision.
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RCAF
Harry Dowding
Df.c
Sarient
Dowding
FL. Dowding
FL. I. G
Keltie
D.C
Air Force Demobilization Leader Named in Joint Board
Big job list selects Group Captain A. C. Pitt Clayton of Vancouver and Victoria as director of demobilization with Ottawa HQ to represent the Air Force on a joint services board on discharge affairs. Navy advisor is Lieut Commander J. H. McDonald of Montreal and Army adviser Col. H. M. Hague, Montreal. Clayton, veteran of 57 sorties, is the RCAF's youngest Group Captain and was honored with the OBE in the King's birthday honors.
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A.C. Pitt Clayton
Vancouver
Victoria
RCAF
Ottawa
Air Force
Joint Services Board
Navy
Liect
John H. McDonald
RCN V.R
Montreal
Army
H. M. Hague
Ds.o
Clayton
Order of the British Empire
Germany preps for invasion defense on Baltic coast
Stockholm Morgentidningen reports Germany plans wartime defense on home soil with civilian drills and new alarm signals for Allied airborne incursions. An Ankara date line cites Atlantic broadcasts warning of paratroop or glider landings and Bremen residents told to evacuate to the Baltic coast if invasion comes.
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Ankara
Atlantic
Morgentidningen
Germany
Eld
Bremen
Baltic
Turkish moves to halt German transit through Dardanelles
The Turkish government signaled it would soon take steps to stop German transit via the Dardanelles and the Bosporus, cutting routes linking the Black Sea with the eastern Mediterranean. The move reflects wartime efforts to constrain German supply lines and influence regional trade during the conflict.
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Ankara
Dardanelles
Straits of Bosporous
Black Sea
Mediterranean
Women Snipers Among Enemy War Prisoners
London reports armed women, French and German, hampering Allied Normandy operations. Senator Montgomery warned troops of the threat. Two pro Axis women are among prisoners of war arriving in England, including a French widow who aided German troops and a German gun. An American capture near Sine coastal sector mentions a woman named Myra who used close quarters shooting after smiling at attackers. French women opposing Nazi rule are also cited, including a girl who guided troops through marshes before being wounded and sent to England.
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London
Normandy
Sen
Montgomery
England
Emper
Myra
Sine
Canadian Troops Key Role in Vast Allied Assault
Lt General Crerar warned correspondents that the Canadian contribution to the decisive Allied assault on France will be immense and cannot be exaggerated. He spoke after an off the record conference in Britain praising Canadians from Sicily to France and vowing they will press on to victory with unwavering resolve.
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France
Britain
Crerar
Sicily
Jaly
French Underground Busy Algiers Details Reported
German railroads and power stations along the Atlantic wall were attacked by a French underground force in the week before the Normandy invasion. French quarters were disclosed. One railroad line was reported blown up in 18 places.
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Algiers
Atlantic Wall
Normandy
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